(-)-Hydroxycitric acid lactone (Standard)

(-)-Hydroxycitric acid lactone (Standard) is the analytical standard of (-)-Hydroxycitric acid lactone. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. (-)-Hydroxycitric acid lactone (Garcinia lactone) is an anti-obesity agent and a popular weight loss food supplement. (-)-Hydroxycitric acid lactone is a potent inhibitor of ATP-citrate lyase. (-)-Hydroxycitric acid lactone catalyzes the extramitochondrial cleavage of citrate to oxaloacetate and acetyl-CoA, limits the availability of acetyl-CoA units required for fatty acid synthesis.